[IxDA Discuss] IxDA Dublin - One year old.

2009-11-23 Thread Ben Arent
Hi IxDA community, I wanted to share some of the experiences of the IxDA Dublin. Only a handfull of IxDA Dublin members use this forum, but we have been very busy. You can see a full write up at http://www.benarent.co.uk/bog/interaction-design/ixda-dublin-one-year-on/ If you don't want to read

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Need for Portal Design Guidelines?

2009-11-23 Thread Joe Lamantia
Paul, Have a look at the series of articles I wrote a while back on IA / UX for portals that's available in Boxes and Arrows. This is the first: http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/the-challenge-of Beyond these, and a few fairly narrow dashboard pieces, it's a subject that the UX

[IxDA Discuss] Android mockup template in Fireworks

2009-11-23 Thread Inge Kuijper
Hi, I found the IXDA discussion on templates for Android design, and was working on a Fireworks version at the time. I've just posted the mockup template for Fireworks on our UNITiD blog: http://unitid.nl/2009/11/fireworks-template-for-android Hope you find it useful! Regards, Inge Kuijper

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Your experience trying to connect a Bluetooth device

2009-11-23 Thread Leon Barnard
I recently tried to transfer photos that I took with my mobile phone to my computer. It was such a pain on my PC. It seemed like the software was designed to help me use my phone to connect my computer to the Internet. It basically guided me through adding my phone as a modem, which is not at all

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Your experience trying to connect a Bluetooth device

2009-11-23 Thread Anthony Zeoli
The iPhone to Mac link up is nice too, but it can troublesome if all you want to do is charge your phone using your USB connect cable. The assumption that you want to import and sync is a valid assumption, but not true all the time. On 11/23/09 5:57 AM, Leon Barnard leonbarn...@gmail.com wrote:

[IxDA Discuss] Dustin Curtis, UX Design, and American Airlines

2009-11-23 Thread Alan Wexelblat
(apologies if this has been posted before - I didn't find it in the list archives) Start here: http://dustincurtis.com/incompetence.html It's a story about user experience and American Airlines, both in the real world and their online presence. The main blog post links back to Curtis' original

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Dustin Curtis, UX Design, and American Airlines

2009-11-23 Thread Alan Salmoni
Sorry Alan: http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=47237search=corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47591 Welcome to the

[IxDA Discuss] Austin UPA Happy Hour Mixer - Tuesday, Dec. 1st at VinoVino

2009-11-23 Thread Julie Lowe
Join your fellow UX, IX and usability professionals for an evening of mingling, conversation and drinks to wrap up 2009. Event Details Tuesday, December 1st, 6:30-8:30pm Vino Vino (www.vinovinotx.com) 4119 Guadalupe St Austin, TX 78751 Map: http://bit.ly/VinoVinoMap Please RSVP

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Austin UPA Happy Hour Mixer - Tuesday, Dec. 1st at VinoVino

2009-11-23 Thread Julie Lowe
Whoops! Just noticed a typo - RSVP is NOT absolutely required, but would be helpful. Hope to see you there! Julie Lowe Sentient Services Market Research + User Experience + Information Design An Inc. 5,000 company Web | www.sentientservices.com http://www.sentientservices.com/ Blog |

[IxDA Discuss] Design Values: Quality of Data over Ease of Data Collection

2009-11-23 Thread Lynn Miller
I've written a post for my company's external design blog, that might be of interest to this list. It's a follow-up to John Schrag's post on Values in Software Design Practicehttp://dux.typepad.com/dux/2009/07/values-in-software-design-practice-.html. The original post described the values my

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA Dublin - One year old.

2009-11-23 Thread Boston IxDA
Congrats Ben Seamus, great write-up of the achievements. Here's to many more years! /BostonIxDA team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47586

[IxDA Discuss] Nominations now open for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors

2009-11-23 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
IxDA is now accepting Board member nominations for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors term. Nominations will be accepted until December 7, 2009, at 11:59 pm ET. http://bit.ly/8BxbcD The Interaction Design Association is a global community focused on discussing and growing the discipline of

[IxDA Discuss] IxDA Atlanta 2009 Holiday Event

2009-11-23 Thread David DeMumbrum
Looking to add some creative spark to your holiday season? Then come to the IxDA Atlanta 2009 Holiday Event! The event will spotlight the design of unusual things with two unique games: a white elephant gift exchange and a mystery object identification challenge. Participants in the optional gift

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Senior Interactive Designer at Fenton Communications - New York, NY

2009-11-23 Thread Julie Blitzer
Just the messenger! http://www.fenton.com/careers/2009/07/senior-interactive-designer.html Senior Interactive Designer (New York) We're searching for a Senior Interactive Designer who wants to change the world by creating engaging online experiences for some of the leading nonprofits,

[IxDA Discuss] Looking for clever localization ideas

2009-11-23 Thread Daynes, John
Hi IxDA community, I'm working on an emergency medical product that will be sold around the world into countries with as many as 20 different languages. It will have a display and control panel, and a number of external labels. There will be associated operator's manuals and service manuals that

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Dustin Curtis, UX Design, and American Airlines

2009-11-23 Thread dustin picasso
JOB; Sr. Interaction Designer, req#4832; Sunnyvale, CA; PALM; Full Time Description Palm is seeking a world-class interaction designer with a proven track record of shipping game-changing products. In this role you will develop groundbreaking mobile products, working with a cross-functional team

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Looking for clever localization ideas

2009-11-23 Thread Gerard
Hej John, What I may have missed in your list is a description/definition of who the user of the product is. In my opinion it makes quite some difference whether it is a trained proffesional (that is able to learn the meaning of icons and out of context text labels) or a layman (who most